One of the most fascinating things about technology is the many unexpected ways it can change the way we work and live. In the mid-20th century, for example, many people assumed the most important developments in the future would be mechanical, with flying cars and rockets to the moon. In reality, the 21st century’s most important development is portable computing devices that we can carry in our pockets, like our phones, which allow us to access knowledge, our own personal messages, or communicate with friends and family through voice, text, photos or video. In the same way, this emphasis on information technology posed new challenges for construction cost consultants as building design had to take into account a digital infrastructure, such as server rooms with specific environmental needs and spacing for cabling within the structure itself to ensure that secure data was protected and distributed to where it needed to go. Now, the future is presenting us with interesting new possihttp://www.vermeulens.com/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=16750&A=Link&ObjectID=6376635&ObjectType=35&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.vermeulens.com%252fblog%252fself-driving-cars-impact-architecture-too

During the industrial era of the 19th century, the scientists and engineers of the time hit upon an ingenious idea to power the mechanisms and engine of the day. They heated up water and used the steam as the main source of propulsion. In the 20th century, that form of power generation fell out of favor as being less efficient than the fuel of choice, petroleum, but in our new century, it may be time to revisit this technology in a new way. Vermeulens has always prided itself on being architectural cost consultants with an eye for the future, and a big advocate for sustainability in everything from the way we build to how we provide the critical power to keep our infrastructure operating. America is one of the leaders in geothermal energy, and we believe that, given time, this may be one more way that we can provide cheap, clean, sustainable energy for our cities, homes and workplaces. How It Works Geothermal energy is just a variation of steam power, only instead of using burning coahttp://www.vermeulens.com/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=16750&A=Link&ObjectID=6376634&ObjectType=35&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.vermeulens.com%252fblog%252fsteam-is-still-part-of-our-future